Famous quotes containing the word invent:
“Imaginary pains are by far the most real we suffer, since we feel a constant need for them and invent them because there is no way of doing without them.”
—E.M. Cioran (b. 1911)
“After all, one knows one’s weak points so well, that it’s rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them & invent others.”
—Edith Wharton (1862–1937)
“If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.”
—Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)